Citing Images
APA
GUIDELINES
Have a figure number, usually abbreviated as "Fig. 1" for example.
Include artist's name (lastname, firstname), date (in parentheses), title of work, and work type (in brackets).
Medium and measurements and institution which houses the work may be included after the work type.
Include the source from which the image came
For books, start with "From" followed by an italicized title, page number in parentheses, "by" the author, followed by date and publication information
For electronic resources, start with "Retrieved" and include retrieval date (month day, year) and "from: " followed by the URL.
Be consistent with caption display choices throughout your paper or slideshow.
EXAMPLES
Image scanned from a book reproduced in a text
Fig. 1. Neel, Alice (1975) Nancy and the Rubber Plant, [painting], oil on canvas, 203.4 x 91.4 cm. From Alice Neel (pg. 144), by Ann Temkin et al., 2000, New York: Harry N. Abrams.
Image downloaded from ARTstor reproduced in a text
Fig. 2. Weyden, Rogier van der (1430-1432) Saint Catherine of Alexandria, [diptych panel]. Retrieved September 30, 2009 from ARTstor: http://www.artstor.org.
Image downloaded from a museum website reproduced in a text
Fig. 3. Caravaggio (ca. 1600) The Denial of Saint Peter, [painting]. Retrieved September 29, 2009 from The Metropolitan Museum of Art website: http://www.metmuseum.org.
Image downloaded from Flickr Commons reproduced in a text
Fig. 4. Eakins, Thomas (1891) William Rudolf O'Donovan, [photograph]. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian institution. Retrieved September 29, 2009 from Flickr Commons: http://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/2547841439/.
Image downloaded from Flickr (personal images uploaded by others) reproduced in a text
Fig. 5. von Schmidt, Friedrich (1872-1883). Vienna Rathaus, [buildind]. Harshil Shah (2009) Vienna - Rathaus, [digital image]. Retrieved Septembe 14, 2012 from Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/harshilshah/3823135957.
Last modified: 14 September 2012
Chicago Manual of Style
GUIDELINES
An illustration number may be separated from the caption by a period or a space. Figure may be abbreviated or spelled out.
Include artist's name, title of work (italicized), medium, measurements and the institution which houses the work.
Include the source the image came from preceded by a statement which declares the source (for example 'In: ' or 'Source: ' or 'Available from: ').
Be sure to include the URL and date accessed if your source is online.
Be consistent with caption display choices throughout your paper or slideshow.
EXAMPLES
Image scanned from a book:
Fig. 1. Alice Neel, Nancy and the Rubber Plant. 1975, Oil on canvas, 203.2 x 91.4 cm. The Estate of Alice Neel. From: Ann Temkin et al. Alice Neel. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2000. Plate 64.
Image downloaded from ARTstor:
Fig. 2. Rogier van der Weyden, Saint Catherine of Alexandria. 1430-1432, Diptych panel, 18.5 x 12 cm. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria. Available from: ARTstor, http://www.artstor.org (accessed September 30. 2009).
Image downloaded from museum website:
Fig. 3. Caravaggio, The Denial of Saint Peter. Early 15th century. Oil on canvas, 94 x 125.4 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. From: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, http://www.metmuseum.org (accessed September 29, 2009).
Image downloaded from Flickr Commons:
Fig. 4. Thomas Eakins, William Rudolf O'Donovan. 1981, Black and white photographic print, 6 x 8 cm. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Available from: Flickr Commons, http://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/2547841439 (accessed September 29, 2009).
Image downloaded from Flickr (personal images uploaded by others):
Fig. 5. Friedrich von Schmidt, Vienna Rathaus. 1872-1883. Source: Harshil Shah, Vienna - Rathaus. 2009, Digital Image. Available from: Flickr, http://www.flickr.com/photos/harshilshah/3823135957 (accessed September 14, 2012).
Access the complete Chicago Manual of Style online.
MLA
GUIDELINES
For images reproduced in the text:
Have a figure number, abbreviated as "Fig. 1" for example.
Include artist's name, title of work (italicized), date of composition, medium of the reproduction and complete publication information of the source, including page, figure or plate numbers.
Medium of original work may be included.
For images referenced in a text:
Include them in Works Cited list without figure numbers.
List artist's name, title of work (italicized), date of composition, medium and name of institution that houses the collection.
Including URLs in citations of online resources is optional.
Be consistent with caption display choices throughout your paper or slideshow.
EXAMPLES
Works referenced in text
Neel, Alice. Nancy and the Rubber Plant. 1975. Oil on canvas. The Estate of Alice Neel.
Image scanned from a book reproduced in a text
Fig. 1. Alice Neel. Nancy and the Rubber Plant. 1975. The Estate of Alice Neel. Alice Neel. By Anne Temkin et al. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2000. Plate 64. Print.
Image downloaded from ARTstor reproduced in a text
Fig. 2. Rogier van der Weyden. Saint Catherine of Alexandria. 1430-1432. Diptych panel. ARTstor. ARTstor, Inc., New York, New York. Web. 30 Sept. 2009. <http://www.artstor.org>. Digital Image.
Image downloaded from a museum website reproduced in a text
Fig. 3. Caravaggio. The Denial of Saint Peter. Early 15th century. Oil on canvas, 94 x 125.4 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Web. 29 Sept. 2009. Digital Image.
Image downloaded from Flickr Commons reproduced in a text
Fig. 4. Thomas Eakins. William Rudolf O'Donovan. 1891. Photograph. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Flickr Commons. Yahoo! Inc.. Web. 29 Sept. 2009. Digital Image.
Image downloaded from Flickr (personal image collections, uploaded by others) reproduced in a text
Fig. 5. Friedrich von Schmidt, Vienna Rathaus. 1872-1883. Building. Harshil Shah. Vienna - Rathaus. 2009. Digital Image. Flickr. Yahoo! Inc. Web. 14 Sept. 2012. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/harshilshah/3823135957/>.
Last modified: 3 February 2015